Self-starter for automobiles.



A. A, P. HEEL. SELF STARTER FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLIGA-TION FILED MAR.31 ,1914.

Patente oi Jan.26, 1915; 2 SHEEN-SEEM 1. K

A. P. NBEL. SELF STARTER PmAUT MQBILB-"s.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.31.1914.

Patented. Jan. 26, 1915 amen a. r. insist, on raaasnann, vmomra, assroiios. c

- :asnnnnson MADD'UX, or MARSHALL, "exas- SELF-STARTER FOB AUTOMOBILEQ.

' I Application filed March 31, 1814.

To all zcizomz'z. may concern Be it known that I, ALLEN A. P. NEEL,

a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at lilarshall, in the county of Fauauier and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Self-Starteru for lutoinooiles, of

Wl ich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to starters for :no-

to tor cars, and more QSPWlillly to sirte! of the t pe shown and described in my prior application, tiierial Number 812,441, filed January 16, 1914. It proposes certain here inafter described improvements in the construction and arrangement of parts, with a view to materially simplifying both the de vice itself and its operation. n

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Where Figure. l is aside elevation partly in section, of the forward part. of a motor car equipped with the-improved starter; Q

is an enlarged vertical section of the starter; Fig, 3 is a vertical section through "the drum, .on line 3 -;3, Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a detail view of the brake device associated with the drum; Figs. 5 and 6 are face views of the two members of the timing clutch on the starter shaft; Figs. 7 and 8 are detail views of the winding clutch on the starter shaft and its controller, respectively; and Fig. 9 is a detail View of the anchoring do ice for the starter shaft. l

Referring to said drawing, 1 indicates, in a general manner, the motor of the car, 2 its shaft, 3 the starter shaft, andad the radiator, these parts or elements, with-the exception of the starter shaft, hieing of the 49 usual type and therefore requiring no special description. V

The starting mechinsin, wherein the invention actually resides, as stated, is dis posed within a dust-proof case 5, which is 45 located in advance of the motor and either interiorly or exteriorly of the hood, according as may be preferred, the former position being illustrated. This case is supported in any desired manner, the aforementioned starter shaft 3, and a coimter-shaft 6, both shafts being arranged horizontally and in parallel relation, the former shaft above the latter and in axial alinement with the motor shaft 2. Shaftj 6 95 carries a drain 7 which is loosely fitted on a Specification of Letters Ieatent.

, within the hood of the motor and and through it passes Serial No. 828.842.-

sleeve d, mounted thereon, drum hav mg rigidly connected relatively-Wide with a gear gear 9 that meshes cons o, t ter having its l0 atlixed to shaft the. lront end projecting .0 the usual sleeve llof the rank 12.- 7 contains the driving spring 13, Wl. 4 secured at one end thereto, and atth other end to sleeve as depicted in 3, and since this spring is normally in woundwp or tensioned condition, as hereinafter txiflained, it Will, on unwinding. effect the rotation of said drum such rotation heing transmitted through the gears 9 and lO to the starter shaft.

The shaft ust mentioned is norinally locked against rotation, however, through the agency of a suitable anchoring device, nere shown as comprised by co-actimr teeth it and 15, provided, respectivel up on the said shaft and upon the frontivall of the case or at some other suitable point, so that it IS necessarv, therefore. to more the shaft rem-u'ardly hefore its rotation is possible. The means for sheeting this movementmay advantageously consist of a rod is which, as shown in Fig. 1, is disposed rejects at its rear end through. an opening in the floor of the car, atwhich pointit. terminates in a pedal 17. The front end the rod is pivoted to the upper end of a lever 12''; which is suitably fulcrunied inter 'ate its ends and has a' forked lower end 15 that loosely straddles a grooved collar 20 ast on shaft 3. Depression of the pedalnill, therefore, produce a forward movement of rod Flt which will serve to roc' the npner arm of lever 18 in the same direction, the lower arm thereof moving rearu'ardly and carrving with it the collar and, consequently: the shaft 3, whereupon the tooth on said shaft will he disengaged from. the fixed teeth The clutch face 91 on the rear end of shaft 3 will thus h brought into engageinent with the crotch face on the driving spring is completely unwound. the {)edal 17 may he reicased when the gine starts thereby immediately starting the rewinding operation.

i n orrler to prevent the :nctor shait from during the time that the driving spring l3 1;,- unirinclnig, a btlliG (lGVIlCG is N, which is; pivhtetl at its apex t0 the front wall of case 5, and has one arm arranged in the path of the cum teeth so that the pawl it ill be rocked by each tooth in succ ion as the wheel rotates The other arm, (it the pawl. engages a brake-band, 28, which.

mounted in such a Way t0 normally (ontact against the periphery of the drum with Sllllltfll? t force, due to the tensimi of the controllin spring 28, to exert a restraining tion thereon. The parts are $9 arranged that the PI'LKSSUKG oi the hand upon the drum gradually (lUUl'BzlSttl by the action of the an ranch tenth rides therualong but full. force inin'mclintely upon. the

tonth 1m, hlqy'mirl it, the timing such that this rrlmis'en occurs exactly at th' time when an explosion takes place A! chillingly, his 'lnll braking action of the lmnrl nhnrl 15 thus immediately impoi'sed nnm the (Ii-uni at that time will tend to nzm- I trnhzr: tn $0.1m.) (iXtOlll; the additional 31nplztns (hit: to the explhsnzn. With the drum, there 13 also a Jointed it tuning clutch which 1L1; mmnitwl upon. the rtQr )fllii 3, and n! which the gear 10 cm one nicnihuig the roar-taro (rl' tlirwar hciiw m1 1 Y I I a tinclutwh is run :2 that ir-e lixwl Hjjqll tlw {mint vntl of :1 SlCBYtE ill 1l1(-'lilff\ with n nr J30 lixwl upon the rvnr (Sill ni' lr-r- 55 1111i in l'wrmnrl nprzn it'-s l'runt law: will: t war ll r-lulcltt-vth 29' similar h :mlu with the tn-rth 10 the iwing lumen-Ky ittml on shaft 1 Hing nim'r-ment. two gmirs 10 ml :rli prmnh l ngwn thi, r chntrhntii'ig grmrrcs Lil 11ml 32. resspum un z m'es. \rhi h :irc hm'u Slmnm :rat -,1)Jl.l rnnl'urrnniihn unite in {)rwlmihg :1 trap-l; uz' mist: rhervin :1 hall 51 trm'c rsw'h grmw. terminating at its; hutvr rntl in il. hi t'litfi ll. 00:11 14*.) is 71H}? .nmll l" prom (l tmriirll g'r-nr l0 hy the urtion of an nicp:i1'i:-;1llu sprii'ig Si l. whirh unrirulrs slru'rn i, llllll the depth m" the ggrnwrm Ell rind I: in regulated that the lmll ll l lmhl: he lllH. le gronr if t'ru .l zll Anny rtn the lfiill ,gmi l tn pminit r-ngugzfvinnnt hi the Mill] i l :iml 2E1, an that thha'v gijmi's will hr mnyiwl trgj -lhrr wily when the lmll ix zit rr-t in the Hrvlil't' I'llwhich thz: gr h firm that it ur-wn iius prior (.U the starting: Unnlhur lfhrn the Starting porlnl l? is; nttuntml l bring nhent the mmtion (if the :iid iiziwl. when the point of the;

being mints ht (1mm, as :horc msrrihr-(l. thr; lmll will lPlTlmence to trawl IIHYfll'illt' airing: lire.

"K effected in the mnimcr suhsvqnuntl x un- N plained, the ball will trnrel tmrzirrl the untrr and of its track, and. on rmiching the h'lcclt'" cts 3-1, will drop thercintn. thus: purmitiing gear 29 to become wnpletl to gear 10' Thin 3i coupling of the two gears tnlms place when the rem'imling opcnrutihn is about mhi alntvcl and it is utilized tn pusitirnly ljllllllllllltt) thv 9311M}, thereby avoiding ururwvhiding.

The 1C'\\ lI1(ll1'lg lpifllltlwll is viluutwl :znlzw martin-ally from the inwtnr shalt flu irl'hr (hr finutnr has minimum-o l in 1'31 :llltl tlll pwhrl It? has been relenswl. preferably thrmir'h the ngvrzrjr (if the inlhirring instrinnrnhilit The sleeve 3}, \rhcrrnn grin if? in hirnl. has litiytd. nfion .i "P1ll' i*rl. th s Inna-uncut, :i cull-n1: m having ('Kllllhji' it :1 toothed clutch rlissl: 3 which (wil with the sisnihirlylnhtln1 l'nrn (ii' 2: ti fastened tn the iir snt cull hi. 1hr rimtw lm the arrangement lining snrh that when t two clutch collars lire couplml l gf'll ll'l' w the motor shaft irrriuting the will slcurc 37 will likrn'iw mtutir :1: will hw mpparrnt. Th0v rhtnlion (it sslrscvc ill will. of clinrs'm muse gear 39 in rwtntn. illlil the lkli'tt'l'i; in turn will rwtzatu Mum; h thrmigh the intermmlinr Ilt. Con-- pling hi" the two L'lilt ll ll'h'fa just s orilieil is, hmrnrrr ellnrtctl wily rl:

movement of rod 16, and consethe forward movement of shaft 3 ngement with its anchoring device.

er iinst olwtr ren ninth-r or i omnieut or she K nmier arm of lever 18 may have connoct- 1 of the .u'loror r nniuerl to it one end of an ex panslble spring 42, 7-3

nor alreadydescribed, then when per-hi1 17 other enrl of which is connected to the is mess-ell spring 956 w immeiliutely iront wall 01 case 0. The crank 1:2, after an in so doing, will not only forre inning once been used to effect the initial and 10, sleeve anal, 3 -tart1ng oi the motor, need not regain be 61,311 will force the sliding ceilur except 1u tl1e event of lngury to the hand dish 35 rearward n aid s iec-re. i .i"ocl1anisi1'1, s nce the Winding up of forward movement of shift 3 will 1 mg spring 'Wlil be accomplished by its being again locked against rot-stint due motor after the latter has commenced to the reengsgement of teeth 1% and 1- L While the rearwerrh movement of collar hat 15 laim I will cause its disk 38 to engage the clutch starter :lor motors comprising, in face of the .islr on the H'l-QCOF sizzft, the motion, an (:I1 l'li6 inoyable starter plate :10 lievii previouslv een 1 out a zngccl in aliueiuont with the motor "k v of of the first nmnecl (llSlf or the nun luring a clutch connection thereanally locking tnc starter urel movement of reel 16 which is produced be reason of the engagement the t uion, an operating niem Fgg'kg 19 f l Bi-h 011;1 gm .1 r Willi sand starter shaft for two disks 36 and. 39 thus same in one clirection to release a i char, the rotation of the motor means; a counter-shaft; a drum e transuiitted directly to sleeve i the counter-shaft and prov ded he understooi. and thence gear connections nestling and 31') e at drum incl said starter shaft 'ch end of for llltOflllillGlli] rotatingthe latter from is iittricherli, th drum the ornier consequent upon such release. 30 lxgll against, rotation by an- Zt h Starter I01 inOtOl'S cOlnpislhg, in 951 cnori niz of shaft 3. As the rotation gear conunuatlon, rm. endwisemovable starter 8 Drool-Eerie, the spring will. WOiHI- i un, short arranged in elinement with the motor While at the time the ball 33 will he shaft and having a clutch connection thereceuseil to if"? JOWFiF-Ci the outer end. of its il n nchor for normally locking the 5? traeln thus in J I 1 and 10 uncoupled. but when said ball. Aches F 1 CODIIQCMBQ With snlcl starter shaft for will f ll gh i m Me h n'n'rving 9 some toward and into clutch the socket 3-2, n a permitting the clutch teeth on 2." r or shru't :Hlu simultaneously i and anchor; and mecha 4'0 oQUQHil /Z effecting the coupling i grouting it when such release o" influence lotion ti s I starter for motors comprising, in :ition, vise-movable starter" i ment with the motor 119 and having" eh connection theregear ii-1st on she starter shaft; an

cores 31 an lull that ohjec H 10 is otionless at i become iii terminate l for n locking the starter our 30 and a At the:

j a member connected '1 for moving the some into clutch with said motor aneously releasing it from anchor; e eonntershaft. a drum loosely monnterl' thereon and provider} with e driv ing spring; soil a gear rigidly connected to 120 said drum and meshing with the first-nainecl Jinn for rotating said starter shaft during he expansion of said spring consequent pen such release. v r i. A starter for motors comprising, in

c-oinbinntion, starter shaft; means for conv pi g t e some to the motor shaft, a drum n Q. with the starter shaft and rovicierl with a driving spring; a brake device e upon saiddrum and an escape the and 10 are con e iili'slis 38 and 39 l r oggerstion being 3. ei'erted upon soil the engagement oore 3? with n and collar. ii hen We normal position regn'esei enlarge {l of sleeve 5 U 351;) 5

1 ntaining the two gears 2.) starter short aga nst rotation; on operetin 10v? 

